On Saturday, the official Twitter account of the Ukraine government posted a tweet asking people to donate to two cryptocurrency wallets.
Ukraine’s government has raised more than $10m in cryptocurrency donations, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Total crypto donations to the Ukrainian government and NGOs supporting the military now stand at $16.7m.
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